SKC Chemicals Group (Seoul) says it has begun production of propylene oxide (PO) at its Ulsan, Korea complex. The 100,000 m.t./year facility is the world's first commercial scale plant... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/korea/13191.html
Mitsui Chemicals says that its subsidiary, Mitsui Elastomers Singapore Pte. Ltd., has broken ground on a new manufacturing plant for alpha-olefin copolymer at Jurong Island, Singapore... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13173.html
Shin Etsu Chemical (Tokyo) has recorded a 13% increase in net profits to ¥51.4 billion ($484 million) for the first quarter ended June 30, 2008, compared to the corresponding... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13160.html
Albemarle says it has become 100% owner of its two polymer additives joint ventures in China, Ningbo Jinhai Albemarle Chemical & Industry (Ningbo) and Shanghai Jinhai Albemarle... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/china/13107.html
UOP says it has been selected by PetroChina Sichuan Petrochemical, a subsidiary of PetroChina, to supply technology, basic engineering services, and equipment for an integrated... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/china/13108.html
Sabic says it has signed an agreement with Sino Saudi Aramco Co. (Beijing), a wholly owned Saudi Aramco subsidiary, to market Aramco’s 25% share of polyolefins produced at Fujian... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/china/13132.html
Under a two month pollution-reduction plan that began on Sunday, chemical plants in Beijing have been asked to cut emissions by about 30%, say reports. The Chinese government is... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/china/13146.html
Engro Polymer & Chemicals (EPC; Karachi), a joint venture in which Engro Chemical Pakistan holds 80% and Mitsubishi Corp. 20%, has acquired Formosa Plastics’ idled ethylene... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/india_pakistan/13112.html
Jubilant Biosys Ltd. (Bangalore, India), a subsidiary of Jubilant Organosys (Noida), says it has entered into a drug discovery partnership with biotechnology firm Amgen (Thousand Oaks... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/india_pakistan/13120.html
Specialized polymer materials company PolyOne Corporation (Cleveland, OH) says it has formed PolyOne Polymers India Pvt. Ltd. (Mumbai), to import, manufacture and sell PolyOne products... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/india_pakistan/13050.html
Showa Denko says it plans to expand its production capacity for chloroprene rubber from 20,000 m.t./year to 23,000 m.t./year at its Kawasaki, Japan site. The move is aimed to meet... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13029.html
Specialty chemicals company Albemarle Corporation (Baton Rouge, LA) says it has acquired 100% stake in its two polymer additive joint ventures in China, Ningbo Jinhai Albemarle... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/china/13015.html
Global revenues for materials used in the production of semiconductors will grow 8%, to $46 billion this year, Stan Myers, president and CEO at Semi (Santa Clara, CA), said at a press... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/china/13027.html
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